A Denverite's love of all things savorable

Month: April 2016

FANCY, FRUMPY, & ALL

I’ve decided to post each week’s outfits in one “OOTW” (Outfits of the Week) post every Friday. The catch is that not all outfits are created equal.

I’ll include fitness outfits from my long-run weekends, as well as schleppy long-night-of-rehearsal outfits. This fits right in with The Real Life philosophy of not trying to appear perfect all the time. Enjoy round 1, and tell me what you think!

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PIZZA! PIZZA!

After a tiring week and a 3.4-mile run on Friday that included my fastest mile ever, I was ready to take a bath, relax, and eat some delicious homemade pizza. (Yes, again.)

We made not one but two divinely delicious (and competitive) pizzas, each improvised with various toppings found in the fridge. Each pie was distinctly different from the other, but both were insanely scrumptious. See which won!

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IT’S GOTTEN A LOT OF HYPE

Every day in Denver, a new restaurant opens and an old restaurant closes. If you quit your day job and dedicated all your waking hours to visiting every restaurant in this city, you’d never finish your list before a quarter of them had been replaced.

Last night, a handful of work colleagues went to try the new Hop Alley, whose concept is traditional, regional Chinese food served family style.

The most well-versed foodie at the table was heard saying, “I might be partial because I love Asian food, but this might be the best food in Denver.”

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I recently tried this recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty cookbook, and it felt like a blind taste test. I had no idea what to expect, but it’s the book’s cover photo, which has been captivating me for months.

You know what it tasted like, though? A healthier, Italian, even-more-savory-and-rich version of a baked potato covered in sour cream.